Sebastiaan Kaptein on Jazz of Japan | Brian McCrory https://www.jazzofjapan.com/tags/sebastiaan-kaptein/ Recent content in Sebastiaan Kaptein on Jazz of Japan | Brian McCrory Hugo en-us Wed, 07 Mar 2018 00:00:00 +0000 Tomoka Miwa: Colors in Silence https://www.jazzofjapan.com/tomoka-miwa-colors/ Wed, 07 Mar 2018 00:00:00 +0000 https://www.jazzofjapan.com/tomoka-miwa-colors/ <p>Tomoka Miwa, Tokyo-based jazz and pop singer, uses her jazz palette on <em>Colors in Silence</em>, a live recording from 2015. Playing with a piano, bass, and drums combo, she sings jazz standards such as “I’ve Got You Under My Skin” and “My Favorite Things” and the fan-favorite “A House Is Not A Home”. Some spice is added to the set with the classic bolero “Somos Novios”, and the groovy samba-funk “Skindo-le-le”, while the sultry “Love Dance” and the beautiful hymn “Hallelujah” add extra colors to the canvas.</p> Tomoka Miwa, Tokyo-based jazz and pop singer, uses her jazz palette on Colors in Silence, a live recording from 2015. Playing with a piano, bass, and drums combo, she sings jazz standards such as “I’ve Got You Under My Skin” and “My Favorite Things” and the fan-favorite “A House Is Not A Home”. Some spice is added to the set with the classic bolero “Somos Novios”, and the groovy samba-funk “Skindo-le-le”, while the sultry “Love Dance” and the beautiful hymn “Hallelujah” add extra colors to the canvas.

The instrumental musicians get plenty of space for stretching out, with pianist Yuichi Narita pushing for moments of exploratory post-bop jazz with his solos. Each musician is also featured in a duet with the vocalist for extra variety.

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